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Daimler spends €585
buying back stake in engines firm
It's reacquiring a controlling minority
stake in the Tognum off-highway engines business that
it sold to private equity just over two years back
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Mercedes' new diesels
raise power and cut emissions
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German group unveils a four-cylinder diesel with
150kW of power, 500Nm of torque and emissions lower
than its six-cylinder units have achieved
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For details of the fuel injection system click
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Daimler CEO unveils
increased research spending plan
Dieter Zetsche says the German vehicle
maker will spend €14 billion up to 2010 on "sustainable
mobility" technologies
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Indian authorities approve
Daimler's joint venture
Daimler has done a tie-up with local company
Hero and will produce a range of small, medium and heavy
trucks
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Wagener
succeeds Pfeiffer as Mercedes' top designer
The 39-year-old moves into the top design job having been
in charge of Californian and Japanese studios
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Mercedes to put NOx
reduction diesels on sale in the US
Three SUV diesels are being launched and
the combination of AdBlue diesel injection technology
with Bluetec is a first, says Daimler
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Daimler to build Mercedes
cars in Eastern Europe...
...or so says a newspaper report unconfirmed by the company.
The reported location is either Poland or Romania
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VW backs out of using
Bluetec name for US diesels
It's going back on its agreement with Daimler to launch
diesels under the one name in the North American market
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Luxury coupe receives
world first application of wall guided gasoline direct
injection
The Mercedes-Benz CLS 350 CGi is the first to receive
the new stratified direct injection 3.5 litre V6.
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Mercedes-Benz at the
2006 Detroit Show
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The jewel gets crowned
It’s been a rocky ride for DaimlerChrysler this
year. Its main premium brand has suffered from severe
criticism for poor product quality, and Smart has had
to cut back severely, even halting the production of the
distinctive Roadster.
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